right of eminent domain

Unfortunately, with his first excursions into the literature hardly begun, he is shocked to find that the metal lies deep within the ground—surface deposits have been virtually exhausted by observers fortunate enough to arrive earlier and exercise their simple right of eminent domain.

State laws give transmission companies the right of eminent domain, so everyone is at the mercy of pipelines.

If residents won’t sell, the right of eminent domain will be used to force them — legally — off their property.

"They have a monopoly and a guaranteed profit, the right of eminent domain and access to your private property to put their lines in, yet they don't want the burden of inverse condemnation. For some reason they think they shouldn't have personal responsibility like the rest of us."

Bangerter’s attorney Randall Edwards says an APA designation would protect the property from any future zoning changes and local governments could not exercise the right of eminent domain without exhausting other possible remedies.